Boxing Round Timer vs Glovework
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boxing Round Timer
This interval timer is designed for boxing and other exercises, offering a simple interface for easy setup. Customize round numbers, round duration, and interval times to suit your workout needs. It automatically pauses for calls or other apps.
- Customizable rounds (1-15 or infinity)
- Adjustable round and interval times
- Automatic pause for calls/other apps
- Simple and intuitive user interface
- Suitable for boxing and various exercises
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A round timer for boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, HIIT and Tabata training. Huge, high-contrast digits let you read the remaining time from across the gym. FEATURES • Your music keeps playing Use it with Apple Music or Spotify running. The gong is mixed over your music instead of interrupting it. • A real gong Recorded from an actual gong, not a synthesised beep. • A warning before the bell A sound marks the last 10 or 30 seconds of a round. You can turn it off. • The screen changes colour during rest Tell work from rest at a glance, without reading the numbers. • The screen stays awake Auto-lock is disabled while the timer runs, so you can leave the phone on the floor. • Vibration Get the cue without sound. Switch it on or off. SETTINGS • Round time: 30 seconds, or 1 to 10 minutes • Rest: 0 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 to 150 seconds, or 3 to 10 minutes • Rounds: 1 to 15, or unlimited TIPS • Wearing gloves? You can tap START with your tongue. • If the sounds are too quiet, check the ringer volume in Settings > Sounds & Haptics. NOTE • The timer does not advance while you are in another app. It resumes where it left off when you come back.
Glovework
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Glovework is a boxing round timer and punch counter for Apple Watch, made for shadow boxing, mitt rounds and heavy bag work. A brass bell opens each round and the watch counts the punches thrown with the hand wearing it. Set your rounds, put the watch on your lead or rear hand and start. A bell opens each round, a clapper marks the last 10 seconds, and the rest counts down on your wrist. While you work, the watch counts the punches thrown with that hand, times them and estimates your peak wrist speed. Every number carries a stamp. Estimated means it comes from the watch's motion sensors; How we measure shows the expected error and our bench results as they land. Measured is used only for numbers that have passed our video test, and for heart rate from Apple Watch. Glovework never claims punch force. Free, and complete for training - Rounds, rests, bells and haptics - Punch count and pace for every round - Peak wrist speed, and whether your speed held steady or faded across rounds - Snap time and a Punch Score - Heart rate, saved to Health as a Boxing workout - Combo drill: checks the punches of a combination thrown with your watch hand - Reaction drill: times how fast you answer a buzz on your wrist - Record yourself: prop the phone up, start rounds from the strip, and the numbers from your watch are written onto the clip when you save Glovework Pro, one purchase Pro adds your full session history (free shows the last 30 days), Game Center boards and gym challenge codes, the square 1:1 share card, CSV export, and watch complications that show your last session and the live round. It is a single one-time purchase with Family Sharing, not a subscription. Everything above stays free, including the boxing measurements. No watch yet? Try a sample session on iPhone to see the session screens, the charts and the share card. Only the hand wearing the watch is counted. Glovework is made for shadowboxing, mitt work and bag rounds with gloves and wraps on. Never hit anything with the watch exposed. No ads. More sports are on the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Boxing Round Timer at none against Glovework's 1. Boxing Round Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). Glovework's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Glovework sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Boxing Round Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Boxing Round Timer ships an update every 3 months, Glovework every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boxing Round Timer | Glovework |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (50 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gamagori88 | Hemal Modi |
Bugs and requests
Boxing Round Timer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound stopped working
- Timer stops when phone is locked or app is in background
- Crashes after iOS 9 update
Requested features
5 requests- Add 45 second rest time option
- Distinguish rest rounds with visual cue
- Add countdown before first round
- Allow locking screen without pausing timer
- Increase volume/customizable sound
Glovework
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boxing Round Timer
No in-app purchases
Glovework
- Glovework Pro$2.99
Questions
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